Submission is a challenging topic especially for submission in difficult situations. There are many issues and questions for submission. The primary passage is 1 Peter 3, which is used to tell a wife to submit to her husband.”Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, …
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Here is a difficult question for men: How is a husband to submit to his wife? Too many men might say, “Huh? She’s supposed to submit to me!” And, they would be correct, but the husband submits to his wife also. God asks me to submit to Louie. That question is very appropriate but becomes misguided by …
Can submission be understood using the image of God? Yes, submission is about order and harmony, which fits our view of the image of God. As you may remember, we refer to God’s image as reflecting two elements like separate and belonging or powerful and relational. God is far more immense than any words we have, …
Most people would state that order and harmony would be good for a relationship. That is submission, but submission is misunderstood. Order and harmony are part of any great relationship. Submission is misunderstood because the word is inadequately defined. The lousy definition creates an improper approach and use. Additionally, submission is often considered only for women, especially …
God’s Word provides you with five ways to become kind. None of the five can be done without the power of Christ’s life and the energy of the Holy Spirit in us. The five ways to become kind are part of the list of fifteen items that describe love (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). The first two …
If you numbered the items in the 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 list, items 3 – 10 provide eight ways to become patient because we believe those belong under long-suffering or patient. Each is negatively stated and uses “does not” or “no,” so you could call them “love NOTS.”Does NOT envyDoes NOT parade itselfIs NOT puffed upDoes …
According to God, fifteen phrases help us understand what love is. It appears there are two essential elements of love. All fifteen are excellent and help you see the breadth of love, but these two seem to summarize the remaining elements. God’s love, REAL LOVE, is unlike what the world calls love. You could spend your …
The only solution for great relationships requires completely different thinking than self-help books propose. Great relationships are probable when both parties have a similar, trustworthy, and valid definition of a great relationship. They must also consistently practice this definition. Robert Fritz states that this is the math of relationships – It takes two to say yes, …
